I was also bummed with how they handled Littlefinger. I really wanted to see the most conniving, sneaky rat in the Seven Kingdoms, somehow find a way to sit on the Iron Throne (and then get served justice).

THANK YOU for saying that the term “The Blip” sucks. I have hated that phrase since I first heard it. If half the Earth’s population disappeared (even if they reappeared) it would be traumatic on an unprecedented scale. Nobody would EVER call it a blip.

In movies in which time travel, alien technology, and magic all exist, there are infinite ways to bring characters back from the dead. The multiverse is just one of those ways. But if a movie sets its ground rules properly, you can have emotional stakes even with all those magical caveats. Inception was very clear on…

Netflix’s pitch: like butter scraped over too much bread

This is the best intro sentence.

I never thought of Donald Sutherland for Denethor but man that would have been awesome.

Sophia di Martino was fine, but Aubrey Plaza should have played Sylvie in LOKI. 

Everything about it is amazing... except the eyes. They look like giant googly eyes.

Really appreciated this article. When I heard Carrey was going to play Biden, I did feel a moment of “Oh, that sucks for the actual cast.” But I didn’t consider how the skill and style of the performers has evolved in one direction, whereas Lorne Michaels and “SNL the cultural icon” have evolved in another. I do hope…

Completely agree. The trailer also set the movie up to fail. It showed Ralph hopping from game to game, which I thought was a great idea for an adventure. But they get to the Sugar Rush world early on and... stay there. I get that the filmmakers wanted to focus on Ralph’s relationship with Vannelope, but because…

Really enjoying this series. Keep it up, AV Club team.

That Ted Cruz dig was unnecessarily mean to the Shape of Water creature.

Hey Tom, just wanted to say I’m really enjoying this series. Your articles are about so much more than superhero movies; they trace cultural shifts in the film industry, and in America at large. Great work.